Lake Champlain (CG 57) - Naval Cruise Book

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USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) is the third U.S. Navy Ship to honor the name Lake Champlain. The first was a cargo vessel wliicli served in World War L The second was an Essex-Class air- craft carrier (CV-39) which earned a battle star in the Korean Conflict and also was the recovery ship for the first American manned space flight. CDR Alan Shepard ' s command module FREEDOM 7 was lifted from the Atlantic Ocean to the deck of (;cV-39). This marked the beginning of Anierica ' s explora- tion of the New Frontier and use of outer space for the development of the modern satellites of today. U)S LAKE CHAMPLAIN has made 5 deployments. The first was in 1991 for Desert Storm, then again in 1993, 1995, 1997-1998 and now 2000. abrication of USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN began 9 July 1985. Her keel was laid 3 March 1986. She was christened 25 April 1987 at Inga Us Ship- building Division of Litton in Pascagoula, Mississippi, by Mrs. Everett Pyatt, wife of the then Assistant Secretaiy of the Navy for Shipbuild- ing and Logistics. USS LAIvE CHAMPLAIN was commis.sioned on a hot .summer day 12 August 1988 in Brooklyn, New Yorlt. USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN ' s Captain Ralph K. Martin Edward K. Kristensen JohnJ. Felloney Dennis J. VanBuskirk ' j FrankJ. Dobrydney PaulT.Serfass Victor G. Guillory FROM TO June 1990 JunSK) Apr92 Apr92 Dec93 Dec93 Nov95 Nov95 Feb98 Feb98 FebOO Feb2000

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' W 5 sS-5 8 SiMill Electric Plant Control Console the heart of LAKE CHAMPLAIN.